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Post by 78466noM on Feb 26, 2017 19:03:17 GMT 10
your van is looking real good if a parts fits and works or looks good to you then why not I have seen a viscount with stainless spats this van is fairly old and looks original these are the same shape as the plastic ones.
have a great holiday starting to count the weeks to mine need to fix the car and get stuck into getting the millard finished.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2017 19:34:25 GMT 10
Will see how I go - they are mounted as solidly as I can without doing the backing board bit - that's a good idea I might try at some stage. Mine does a tonne of KM - nearly 8,000 last year. It will do nearly 1,000 kays in the next 3 weeks. No off road on this trip but I do take it off road quite a bit - not for 100's of KM, just a few KM down that last track into the bush, or that bit further along the river than the Grey Nomads are prepared to drag theirs to so I get a quiet spot. That can take me through some tight squeezes so I'll see how they hold up.  Never think that you can escape the grey nomads  we have been travelling for a minimum of 3-5 months a year for the past 20+years and our caravan/4wd did 350,000km prior to sale and the motorhome has covered 250,000km in the past 14 years a great deal on dirt back roads where very few venture  Spots like this 200km from ANY bitumen The vintage van and Z car are just toys my playthings so no high or hard trips for them more polishing than using  but I love the looks we get when we do go somewhere . At the Evans Head get together we ended up locking up and going for a walk to save the constant visitors with questions   |
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Post by snoops on Feb 26, 2017 19:54:07 GMT 10
I hear you on the constant questions where ever you pull up. My 1977 Ex Military Land Rover 101 is quite a rare vehicle so attracts people like flies which I usually don't mind but the Grey Nomads first question is always 'What sort of fuel economy does that get?' My answer is usually 'It's really pretty good at the moment - averaged 25 litres per hundred KM getting up here with the van on the back'. You shoukd see the look of abject horror on their faces when I say that! I, like you by the sounds of it like to get away to do exactly that - get away - from everyone else. Why people feel a need to pull up right next to you to camp for the night completely escapes me... |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2017 6:47:51 GMT 10
I hear you on the constant questions where ever you pull up. My 1977 Ex Military Land Rover 101 is quite a rare vehicle so attracts people like flies which I usually don't mind but the Grey Nomads first question is always 'What sort of fuel economy does that get?' My answer is usually 'It's really pretty good at the moment - averaged 25 litres per hundred KM getting up here with the van on the back'. You shoukd see the look of abject horror on their faces when I say that! I, like you by the sounds of it like to get away to do exactly that - get away - from everyone else. Why people feel a need to pull up right next to you to camp for the night completely escapes me... The sad bit is IF they have a modern PETROL vehicle like a 200 series Toyota or Nissan patrol they are getting the same we towed a 21' van many years ago with a 4.2L petrol auto Patrol and when we got down to 30L per 100km we were VERY happy although I must admit it is rare with our 4.5T motorhome to achieve less than 12L per 100km . The other thing that gets me is everyone over 60 had an uncle/brother/mate/best friend who had one exactly the same and the colour combo of the Z is rare as rocking horse s##t . |
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Post by wibby38 on Feb 28, 2017 19:38:18 GMT 10
Hi Snoops!!!
Re, painting your van, I may be too late for a comment however I restored a 1968 Sandrover a couple of years ago and used Solaguard gloss paint applied with a roller to a reasonable standard.
We live in North East Vic. ergo higher summer Temps and from my experience I found that Solaguard became sticky in hot conditions.
I've since restored another van ( 12 Ft. Franklin Hunter ) on this particular project I used an Epoxy Enamel much more satisfying result.
Cheers
Wibby.
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Post by myarrow1 on Feb 28, 2017 20:46:16 GMT 10
Hi Wibby. I wonder if using a roller made a difference. I sprayed my Franklin in Solagard 2 coats on the sides and 3 on the front and rear, and so far no sticky surface in heat ... I did brush it on the roof. Definitely made a difference to heat, as I had half painted and you couldn't touch the bare area due to heat (only about mid 20 deg) and the painted section was quite cool to touch
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Post by snoops on Mar 1, 2017 4:24:04 GMT 10
Thanks and yes too late. I checked the paint yesterday arvo - the temp was quite warm, around 34 here yesterday and it seemed fine. I don't think we will see hotter again this year so I probably won't know until next Summer now, but I think it will be ok. The 4 Coates I applied were all very thin (I watered the paint down by around 10%) which gave me better results, and let it dry for 4 hours between coats. Will see how it goes. |
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Post by myarrow1 on Mar 2, 2017 9:05:33 GMT 10
Hi Snoops. Exactly what I did, watered down 10%. And light coats
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Post by snoops on Mar 15, 2017 7:25:45 GMT 10
So back at Corowa again for the Military Swim in. Got to do a couple of extras before heading up. Firstly I put a computer fan on the fridge to help vent the hot air - this has worked very well and the fridge stays a lot cooler in the hottest part of the day (34 yesterday). I've also bought the Engel along to keep my drinks cold as the gas fridge is still pretty useless at this. This has put extra load on the batteries so I also lashed out on a new 120 watt solar panel too. I just have this set up on the ground to follow the sun and has worked well as the top of the van only gets around 6 hours of full sun a day where it is which isn't enough to keep up with what we're using. A quick pic below of the setup.  |
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Post by 78466noM on Mar 15, 2017 20:24:52 GMT 10
You have a very good set up :-D
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Post by tasmillard on Mar 16, 2017 7:02:53 GMT 10
Love the 'picket fence'. Yes good setup alright. Also, I would love to see more picks of the 101 pretty please |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2017 8:29:50 GMT 10
Nice bit of kit there with the old 101 has it still got the original 3.5 rover in there ? There were a few out west used as spray units but they dropped the old rover donk out and put the bigger 4L P76 leyland units in there made them a nicer drive with better fuel consumption , there must be plenty hidden in sheds I know the defence force had 50 or so and some were sold with VERY low miles I believe they still have 1 in storage at Bandianna
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Post by snoops on Mar 16, 2017 9:54:36 GMT 10
Nice bit of kit there with the old 101 has it still got the original 3.5 rover in there ? There were a few out west used as spray units but they dropped the old rover donk out and put the bigger 4L P76 leyland units in there made them a nicer drive with better fuel consumption , there must be plenty hidden in sheds I know the defence force had 50 or so and some were sold with VERY low miles I believe they still have 1 in storage at Bandianna Yep, there's one at Bandianna, some of those that are up here were there yesterday. Mine is original with the 3.5 in it. There were indeed 50 Australian delivered units, mine is an ex British RAF unit that was imported in around 2001. There were 2,600 101's made all up and there's around 40 been imported here so under 100 in Australia all up with only about a third of those still on the road. I'll take some more pics later on. |
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Post by snoops on Mar 16, 2017 18:18:43 GMT 10
A few more pics. My 101 and my mates 6x6 Perentie.  A selection of vehicles I can see from where I'm sitting having a beer.   |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2017 18:31:32 GMT 10
Nice images, thanks for sharing.
It is possible to fit the Isuzu 3.9 in the 101?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2017 18:34:29 GMT 10
Any Champs or Gypsies there ? I have a soft spot for the old Austins the Champs especially :-)
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Post by snoops on Mar 16, 2017 19:26:06 GMT 10
Nice images, thanks for sharing. It is possible to fit the Isuzu 3.9 in the 101? Cheers Yes, it's been done although I like the burble of the V8. Should that ever die however I'd seriously consider fitting a 4BD1T to it. |
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Post by snoops on Mar 16, 2017 19:27:25 GMT 10
Nice images, thanks for sharing. It is possible to fit the Isuzu 3.9 in the 101? Cheers Yes, it's been done although I like the burble of the V8. Should that ever die however I'd seriously consider fitting a 4BD1T to it. Not seen any here yet but I know a guy that has a few champs and he had one of them out a few weeks back at another event. Should I see either, I'll be sure to get some pics for you. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2017 19:39:21 GMT 10
Yes, it's been done although I like the burble of the V8. Should that ever die however I'd seriously consider fitting a 4BD1T to it. Not seen any here yet but I know a guy that has a few champs and he had one of them out a few weeks back at another event. Should I see either, I'll be sure to get some pics for you. It will be a nice rig with the 3.9 diesel and will last for ever. Just fit True Trac at the front and Detroit at the back  |
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Post by tasmillard on Mar 17, 2017 6:37:12 GMT 10
Snoops, now I want a 101! Nice looking rigs right there, wish I could see them persoanlly.
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Post by 78466noM on Mar 17, 2017 10:29:11 GMT 10
Until I saw a pic of yours I wouldn't have known what a 101 was and it does look good. You shouldn't have too much trouble with the v8 rover
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Post by snoops on Mar 21, 2017 9:28:34 GMT 10
Well, back home after 9 nights in the van. Everything went well and we had a blast. Quite warm every day and a couple of warm nights but with the batteries and inverter we have, running a large pedestal fan all night isn't an issue. . Although we were in a caravan park, we were on an unpowered site which is pretty much all we ever use as the majority of our outings are free camping anyway. Had a conversation that could lead eventually to my next project should I ever decide we want something a bit bigger, but not sure if we are likely to do that but nice to know should we want to. The van in question is in great condition overall, I'll not go into any more detail as it is either a long way off or not at all, but something we are considering. SWMBO a wants a Perentie first ready for next years event, so that's where my money is heading at the moment - just have to sell a couple of toys to gain a new one so one of the cars and one of the bikes will be made ready for sale which should fund the majority of this. . It will be on ful rego as it will replace the family 'spare' car - an X trail that has served us well but is surplus to requirements. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2017 9:58:07 GMT 10
Nice to see that you guys have a wonderful time. We hope that Easter will be nice for us. It can be a beer or a brandy weather.
You wife will be the boos in the runabouts driving the Perentie.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2017 10:04:30 GMT 10
SWMBO a wants a Perentie first ready for next years event, so that's where my money is heading at the moment - just have to sell a couple of toys to gain a new one so one of the cars and one of the bikes will be made ready for sale which should fund the majority of this. . It will be on ful rego as it will replace the family 'spare' car - an X trail that has served us well but is surplus to requirements. I am guessing a base 4x4 not a 6x6 if to be used around town the only gain with the 6x6 is a turbo and a shipload of problems I have been told by Raeme mates it has been said a 3 dog road train has a smaller turning circle than a 6x6 perentie but then big lizards have never been maneuverable |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2017 10:07:46 GMT 10
Nice to see that you guys have a wonderful time. We hope that Easter will be nice for us. It can be a beer or a brandy weather. You wife will be the boos in the runabouts driving the Perentie. Probably not a well known fact Arthur but in the specs for selection for the Perentie there was a requirement that the vehicle had to be able to be hauled aloft by a chopper by the load point on any 1 corner without distortion of the chassis tough truck huh ? |
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we have been travelling for a minimum of 3-5 months a year for the past 20+years and our caravan/4wd did 350,000km prior to sale and the motorhome has covered 250,000km in the past 14 years a great deal on dirt back roads where very few venture 
Spots like this 200km from ANY bitumen 
but I love the looks we get when we do go somewhere . At the Evans Head get together we ended up locking up and going for a walk to save the constant visitors with questions 
